## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 02/12/2022 Period start date To Period end date**
**05/04/2024**
## **Charity name: Casa del Alfarero (POTTERS HOUSE)**
## **Charity registration number: 1201201**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Advance in the Christian faith through the
holding of prayer meetings, conferencies
lectures and broadcasting in the United
Kingdom|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Weekly Biblical studies via Zoom|
|~~accounts~~
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
~~bfit~~|Para 1.18|All trustees are following the full guidance
issued by the charity in regard of the main
purpose of the charity|
|~~ene~~|||
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Provide free faith support to people of our
community.
Provide family support with economical
needs
Give advice about Christian values to our
community
Provide free meals to people on
homelessness status
Provide a space where our community find
warm and kind friendship|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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||Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
This CIO is a new and small church now
giving support to 68 people: 27 adults,17
young men, 9 teenagers and 15 children
through our program of Biblical Schools in
which they receive knowledge about our
Christian faith on a weekly basis, 4 hours
each session, and all sessions are free of
charge.
The children receive free refreshments and
a sandwich.
The CIO is also now providing free meals to
homeless people in Trafalgar Square,
London, on weekends; we are now
attending around 80 persons per week.
The CIO has been making small loans with
zero interest to all members in need from a
small pot gathered from the personal
contributions of all our members; up to 9
loans have been made.
The Church is also supporting some
families in need by giving them small
amounts of money for emergency cases.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
All members attending our church are
actively participating in the weekly Christian
sessions; they also give support through
voluntary contributions to the fund to pay for
rent and buy food for homeless people
every week.
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
The participation of our congregation
members is positive, and every person who
attends our church is fully committed to the
social goals and moral values we strive to
reflect in our work. The funds raised by all
our members are gradually making it
possible to fulfill our community service
goals, such as serving free meals to the
homeless (currently serving about 80
people per week on weekends), free snacks
for children who attend Saturday services,
and Christian outreach to all our members.
Other|
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of our first term, our
congregation managed to secure, through
the small contributions of our members, a
small fund to cover basic needs such as
paying rent for the premises, providing a
small stipend to the pastor, purchasing food
for the homeless, etc. We aim to reach
more people in our community to further our
pastoral and social goals.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|At present, and given our small
membership, we do not yet have a
significant reserve fund, beyond about £500
per month to cover emergencies for any
member of our congregation.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Around £500|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/a|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Our congregation, led by our pastor and
small management team, works tirelessly
each week to expand our Christian work
within our immediate community and thus
increase our membership and gradually
provide greater social coverage through our
weekly meal program for people in need
and our own members. Currently, our
results are emerging, and we have faith in
the future of our work.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|This is primarily supported by the voluntary
contributions of all our members through
our weekly preaching sessions at the
church.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|It’s policy of the CIO that all resources
obtained from the voluntary contributions of
its members is used to pay the monthly rent
of the premises, buy food for weekly
assistance to homeless people, buy weekly
food for the children attending the
Saturday’s sessions, make small donations
of members in need and facilitating small
free of interest loans to members in need.|
||A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
Our Christian pastoral work is strong, and
our entire congregation is building a strong
commitment to our community so that our
role does not decline and can gradually
expand within our local social fabric.
Therefore, we do not currently face any
major risks that could endanger our
congregation.
Other|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||There is not any trusts yet as the CIO is a very
small one|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO has three trustees: a pastor, a co-
pastor and one secretary|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The pastor the co-pastor and the secretary
have the right to appoint any other
members of the CIO. They meet every 6
months to assess the church's performance
and make decisions to improve and achieve
greater benefits for the Christian community.
There is also a deacon, a secretary and a
treasurer, all who have been properly
instructed about all the provisions of the
charity in case of absence of the pastor
and/ or co-pastor.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|All our members are acting on a very freely
way, just wanting to help to provide the
support that the CIO is offering. Everyone
always tries to do their best to achieve what
has been stated in the Foundation’ Model
Constitution: support our community to the
Christian faith and helping to develop a real
sense of community.|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|There are 3 trustees: the pastor, the co-
pastor and the secretary.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|None|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name Casa del Alfarero (Potter’s House)
||Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number
1201201
Charity’s principal address
2 Norfolk Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, CR7 8ND|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**|
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20|Maria Ysabel
Garcia|2 Norfolk Rd
London CR7
8ND||Maria Ysabel Garcia|
||Angelica Maria
Moreno de
Leon|2 Norfolk Rd
London CR7
8ND||Angelica Maria Moreno
de Leon|
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
|**Director name**|||
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|Pastor|Maria Ysabel Garcia||
|Co-pastor|Angelica Maria Moreno de
Leon||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Tier has not assets at the moment|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/a|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/a|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional** ~~**information)**~~
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
**Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**|
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|**Full name(s)**||MariaYsabel Garcia||Angelica Maria Moreno de
Leon|||
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|**Position (eg**
**Secretary, Chair, etc)**|
|Pastor|Co-pastor||||
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|**Date**||01/05/2024|||||
## **Charity Commission**
## Charity Commission Annual Return 2024
## **CASA DEL ALFARERO (POTTERS HOUSE)**
Charity registration number: 1201201
**Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2024.**
## **Financial period**
## **Financial period start date**
02/12/2022
## **Financial period end date**
05/04/2024
## **Income and spending**
## **Income £**
£19,190
## **Spending £**
£12,190
## **Number of contracts from government**
**How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?**
2
## **Value of contracts from government**
**What was the total value of the contracts received from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?**
£2,100
## **Number of grants from government**
**How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?**
0
## **Income breakdown**
## **Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)**
£0
## **Charitable activities**
£0
## **Other trading activities**
£0
## **Investments**
£0
## **Other**
£19,190
**Recipients of grants**
## **Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals**
£0
## **Other charities**
£0
## **Other organisations that are not charities**
£0
## **Trustee payments**
**Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?**
⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid
**Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?**
No
## **Income from outside the UK**
**Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?**
No
## **Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom**
**Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?**
No
## **Spending outside England & Wales**
**Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?**
No
## **Trading subsidiaries**
## **Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?**
No
## **Charity contact details correct**
## **Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?**
Yes
## **Charity headquarters details correct**
## **Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?**
Yes
## **Charity contact address**
2 NORFOLK ROAD
THORNTON HEATH
CR7 8ND
## **Charity Headquarters address**
2 NORFOLK ROAD
THORNTON HEATH
CR7 8ND
## **Membership type**
## **Is your charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?**
yes, the charity is a parent body
## **Members entitle to vote**
**Other than trustees, does your charity have members who are entitled to vote under the charity’s governing documents?**
Yes
## **Employment contract types**
## **People were permanently employed by your charity**
0
## **People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity**
0
## **Self-employed people were working for your charity**
0
## **Governance policies**
## **Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures**
No
## **Safeguarding policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Financial reserves policy and procedures**
Not applicable
**Complaints policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Serious incident reporting policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Internal risk management policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Trustee expenses policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Investing charity funds policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Bullying and harassment policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Social media policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **External risk and impact**
## **Donations,**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Other income - grants**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Other income - contracts**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
**Other income - investment**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Expenditure on charitable activities**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Expenditure on overheads**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Number of volunteers**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Number of employees**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Number of trustees**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Fundraising activities**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Capacity to deliver services**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Total service demand**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Volunteers**
**Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?**
0
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**Declaration**
**Your role at the charity (select one):** ⊠ Trustee
|**Your role at the ch**
⊠Trustee|**arity (select one):**|
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|**Given names**|Maria Ysabel|
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|**Family name**|Garcia Santos|
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|**Telephone**|07478649449|
|**number**||
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|**Email**|casadelalfarerouk@gmail.com|
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|**Date submitted**|26/07/2024|
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